| The Great Waltz | |
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| Directed by | Julien Duvivier Victor Fleming (uncredited) Josef von Sternberg (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Bernard H. Hyman |
| Written by | Gottfried Reinhardt (story) Samuel Hoffenstein Walter Reisch Vicky Baum (story, uncredited) |
| Starring | Fernand Gravet Luise Rainer Miliza Korjus |
| Release date(s) | November 4, 1938 |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Great Waltz is a 1938 American biographical film based very loosely on the life of Johann Strauss II. It starred Luise Rainer, Fernand Gravet (Gravey) and Miliza Korjus. Rainer received top billing at the producer's insistence, but her role is comparatively minor as Strauss' wife, Poldi Volgelhuber. It was the only starring role for Korjus, who was a famous opera soprano and played one in the film.
Joseph Ruttenberg won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Korjus was nominated for Supporting Actress and Tom Held for Film Editing. The film was popular in Australia and was distributed largely throughout Sydney and Melbourne for two years after its initial release.
The film was re-made in 1972 with Horst Buchholz playing Strauss alongside Mary Costa, Nigel Patrick and Yvonne Mitchell.
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